Monitor apparatus

Abstract

A monitor apparatus includes: a display panel that displays a medical image; an as-viewed output terminal capable of outputting a video signal reflecting a same color set value as a color set value reflected in the medical image displayed on the display panel; a communication unit that detects device information regarding an external device connected to the as-viewed output terminal; and a second color setting reflection unit capable of controlling to further change the color set value reflected in the video signal outputted from the as-viewed output terminal based on a detection result of the communication unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A monitor apparatus that is configured as a separate body from at least a video processor including a medical image processing section, and includes a housing in which a display section that displays a predetermined medical image is disposed, the monitor apparatus comprising:
 the display section that displays a medical image; 
 a plurality of medical image signal input sections disposed in the housing of the monitor apparatus including the display section, each of the plurality of medical image signal input sections being capable of receiving a predetermined medical image signal including a medical image signal outputted from the video processor; 
 a signal processing section that is disposed in the housing of the monitor apparatus and applies predetermined signal processing to the medical image signal inputted to each of the medical image signal input sections, to generate a video signal to be displayed on the display section; 
 a first color setting reflection section that is disposed in the housing of the monitor apparatus and executes color adjustment processing by applying a predetermined first color setting to the video signal to be displayed on the display section which has been generated by the signal processing section; 
 a second color setting reflection section that is disposed in the housing of the monitor apparatus and executes color adjustment processing by applying a second color setting to the video signal to be displayed on the display section which has been generated by the signal processing section, wherein the second color setting is identical to the first color setting in the first color setting reflection section; 
 a video signal output section that is disposed in the housing of the monitor apparatus, the video signal output section being connected with at least one or more external devices and capable of outputting the video signal outputted from the second color setting reflection section; and 
 an external device information detecting section that is disposed in the housing of the monitor apparatus and detects device information regarding a type of the external device connected to the video signal output section, 
 wherein the second color setting reflection section executes, in accordance with the type of the external device, any one of:
 first mode processing performing color adjustment processing based on the second color setting, which is the same color setting as the first color setting in the first color setting reflection section, on the video signal to be displayed on the display section which has been generated by the signal processing section such that a display color on the connected external device is the same as the display color of the display section, to cause the video signal output section to output the video signal; 
 second mode processing causing the video signal output section to output the video signal to be displayed on the display section which has been generated by the signal processing section, without performing any color adjustment processing on the video signal; and 
 third mode processing performing color adjustment processing based on a third color setting set according to color setting included in the external device connected to the video signal output section, in addition to the second color setting, on the video signal to be displayed on the display section which has been generated by the video signal processing section, when the external device has a color setting function different from the first color setting, based on a detection result from the external device information detecting section, to cause the video signal output section to output the video signal. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The monitor apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the second color setting reflection section includes a color setting table including the color setting according to the type of the external device connected to the video signal output section, and when executing the third mode processing, the second color setting section sets the third color setting based on the color setting in the color setting table. 
     
     
       3. The monitor apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the external device information detecting section includes a communication section for communication between the monitor apparatus and the external device, and detects the device information regarding the type of the external device through the communication by the communication section. 
     
     
       4. The monitor apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising an operation section connected to the first color setting reflection section and the second color setting reflection section, wherein the operation section executes processing regarding the first color setting in the first color setting reflection section and processing regarding the second color setting in the second color setting reflection section. 
     
     
       5. A monitor apparatus configured as a separate body from at least a video processor including a medical image processing section, the monitor apparatus comprising:
 a housing having a display that displays a predetermined medical image; 
 a plurality of medical image signal input sections disposed in the housing, each of the plurality of medical image signal input sections being capable of receiving a predetermined medical image signal including a medical image signal outputted from the video processor; 
 a video signal output section disposed in the housing, the video signal output section being connected with at least one or more external devices; 
 an external device information detecting section disposed in the housing, the external device information detecting section detecting device information regarding a type of the external device connected to the video signal output section; 
 a memory disposed in the housing of the monitor apparatus; and 
 a processor disposed in the housing of the monitor apparatus, the processor being operatively coupled to the memory and being programmed to:
 apply predetermined signal processing to the medical image signal inputted to each of the medical image signal input sections, to generate a video signal to be displayed on the display section; 
 execute color adjustment processing by applying a predetermined first color setting to the generated video signal to be displayed on the display section; 
 execute at least color adjustment processing by applying a second color setting to the generated video signal, the second color setting being identical to the first color setting, wherein: 
 
 the processor executes, in accordance with the type of the external device, any one of:
 first mode processing performing color adjustment processing based on the second color setting, which is the same color setting as the first color setting, on the generated video signal to be displayed on the display section such that a display color on the connected external device is the same as the display color of the display section, and causing the video signal output section to output the processed video signal; 
 second mode processing causing the video signal output section to output the generated video signal to be displayed on the display section, without performing any color adjustment processing on the video signal; and 
 third mode processing performing color adjustment processing based on a third color setting that is set according to color setting information included in the external device connected to the video signal output section, in addition to the second color setting, on the generated video signal to be displayed on the display section, when the external device has a color setting function different from the first color setting, based on a detection result from the external device information detecting section, and causing the video signal output section to output the processed video signal. 
 
 
     
     
       6. The monitor apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the memory stores a color setting table including the color setting according to the type of the external device connected to the video signal output section, and 
 when executing the third mode processing, the processor sets the third color setting based on the color setting in the color setting table. 
 
     
     
       7. The monitor apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the external device information detecting section is configured to:
 provide communication between the monitor apparatus and the external device, and 
 detect the device information regarding the type of the external device through the communication between the monitor apparatus and the external device.